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Michael Dougherty | all galleries >> Galleries >> Butterflies > Spicebush Swallowtail on Horsemint in Filtered Light
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24-JUN-2014

Spicebush Swallowtail on Horsemint in Filtered Light

I think a good butterfly picture consists of three things. A great flower, a "fresh" butterfly, and ideally great light. This one has all 3. I could see the very soft filtered light on this flower so I just waited and got lucky.

I much prefer to take pictures of butterflies in flight, but this hanging pose is pretty good and seems to resonate with the shape of the roundish flower. I love the colors.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso2000 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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